Greater Baltimore has undergone a string of revitalization strategies over the decades: Charles Center transformed the central business district; the Inner Harbor set a new standard for waterfront attractions; and Harbor East has become an example for urban mixed-use development.

Each of those projects have been game-changers in Baltimore’s bid to remain a competitive East Coast urban center. As demand for housing in vibrant urban centers grows among millennials and retiring baby boomers, developers are increasingly looking to well-located urban centers with promising demographics.

Looking at Towson by the numbers, with its up-and-coming young tenants attending Towson University and Baltimore County’s reputation as a stronghold of middle- to upper-class households, it isn’t surprising to see developers turning attention toward the county’s largest city.

Caves Valley has acquired a single block of land on which it is planning a high-density mix of hotel, apartments, condominiums and student housing, retail and office space called Towson Row. It’s the same mixed-use approach that’s worked in Harbor East, and that Downtown Partnership of Baltimore Inc. hopes will emerge in the city.

Between East Susquehanna Avenue, Towsontown Boulevard and York Road, Caves Valley will pour $300 million into what will become more than 1 million square feet of office space. That project is scheduled to start in 2015.

Here’s a look at the other major developments in Towson, according to Baltimore County:

This 4.2-acre development is being marketed as an entertainment center, with a Cinemark movie theatre anchoring the complex. In addition to the 15-screen, 3,400-seat theater, the development will include restaurants such as La Tagliatella, Nando’s Peri-Peri and On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina. Construction started in January; completion is slated for fall 2014.

• City Center, $27 million, Caves Valley Partners

The 12-story building near Towson’s traffic circle opened last year. The 155,000 square feet of office and retail space is home to MileOne Automotive’s headquareters, and Towson University also leases space there, including the college’s WTMD radio station.

• 101 York, $60 million, DMS Development

Announced in April, DMS Development wants to transform a blighted block along York Road with plans for 200 apartments and 10,500 square feet of retail. Completion is slated for 2016.